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Showing posts with label 2 Our Forum. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Ensemble Cast of Ieatishootipost

If you have read about our Charity Makan Session, you would have realized that quite a few people were involved in the organization of the event. These people voluntarily give up their time and money to make the event a success and they are also the ones who seek out the best food to eat around Singapore and report them in our forum.

They are as much a part of ieatishootipost as I am, so today I just want to take the opportunity to introduce to you to the Ensemble Cast of ieatishootipost. I really depend on these guys to support me by recommending places to blog as well as sacrificing their calories to taste the food with me and adding their inputs to the blog as well as the forum.

So here they are in my particularly peculiar order:

Smart

Uncle smart has the best life. Semi retired, he just spends his time looking for food to eat! If you need a directory on Singapore food, make sure you get his hp number.


khim

We call her the bottomless pit. If you are at dinner with her, make sure you get your share before she launches her assault. She never stops, even after dessert. She's our blog monitoress as well as forum moderator so don't play play.


sumosumo

We like to think of our "Big Ass Moderator" as the Simon Cowell of the blog. A serious foodie, his taste buds are hard to please and he is passionate about his food. Don't get him angry.... you won't like him when he is angry.

Liverpool

Owner of Good Morning Nanyang Cafe. I met liverpool when I first blogged his Cafe in the early days. Liverpool makes one of the best cups of kopi in Singapore but still drinks kopi from everywhere else! Go figure.

Damien

Grew up the son of a serious foodie, he probably ate all the best food in Singapore before he hit puberty. (or should I say, "in order to" hit puberty?) Damien seems to always know whatever is happening in the food scene. I met him when I blogged his stall last year. His rating system ranges from a "Cannot Make it" to "This is good leh" and anything in between gets a "Ok lah".


Cactuskit

One of our latest 2nd gen kakis, Cactuskit is the king of the forum. He is a gentle giant who supports the gahment by having 4 kids (and counting?). Bit of an aunty killer, he works his way into the hearts of unsuspecting hawker aunties some of whom have adopted him as their godson.

Holydrummer

We met at Astons by coincidence where he was one of the first to taste the newly created ieat Superburger. He was also one of the first ones to blog about ieatishootipost. An ardent foodie who does not compromise on taste, he and the holyfamily comprising his Holybunny and his Holybro can eat so much that one can only cry "Holy Macaroni!"

Holybunny

Don't be misled by her apparently genteel nickname, she can be quite opinionated, K?

Holybro

Doesn't know the word STOP. Unlike the rest of us, Holybro still has room to grow and he is making use of that excuse to eat as much as he can.

Jems

A lady who keeps insisting that 45kg is fat (Well it is IF you are 1m tall, and she's not). If not for the fact that she still eats despite complaining, I would have diagnosed her with anorexia. Jems is out there to prove that one can still be a foodie but not like all the good stuff like lard and chicken skin. Jems is our food correspondent for the West and also our moderator in the forum.

Wahcow

Always on a lookout for good deals, Wahcow keeps our forum updated on all the latest specials from the magazines he reads, then complains that he can't keep up with his credit card payments. In which case his Cowpeh and Cowbu comes in to help chew the curd. He is another of our upcoming photographers so watch out for his pics on the blog.

Taukwa

Our resident Soya Bean expert and the forum's most eligible bachelor, he is known in the forum as
Adonis, He-Man the Master of the Universe, and Captain Marvel! He is very much available but only if you are a Tau Huay, Tau Hu or Tau Nee. Tau Poks and Chao Tau Hus need not apply.

Champagne

The woman who used to be known as winelearner. I guess she has learnt enough.

Fashionfoodie - A big name in the fashion industry, this Teochew ah Hia has access to all the gourmet food in Singapore, but still prefers to eat a simple steamed Peh Dor He anytime!


Amagada - The woman behind ieat

and the list continues......

New members keep getting added, so if you think that you would like to vicariously waste some calories for the benefit of others, then do join up at the forum and come for our next makan session!

What to do next?

Check out what these guys are up to by visiting the FORUM! See you there.

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

The Forum is Now Opened to Guests!

There have been a number of readers who suggested that the forum be opened for guests to view instead of restricting viewing to registered members only. Since this appears to be an issue that quite a number of readers are concerned about, we had a discussion set up in the forum to hear from the different points of view.

Actually the fact is that my intention from the start was to let guests view and only members to comment as this will reduce the amount of spam in the forum. However, the program had only one option in the settings page and that was to either allow guests to view or not. So I set it so that both guests and members had to log in, in order to reduce the possibility of spamming.

Initially, we thought it was a good idea that only members can view and I subsequently forgot about why the forum was set up like this in the first place. However, with the number of readers requesting that the forum be open to public, I had to look into the program a little closer again to try to figure out how if the program can be set up so that all can view but only registered members can comment. Please understand that this is my first time running a forum and using Proboards, so I am quite a novice at this!

I am glad to report that I eventually figured it out and now the Forum is opened for everyone to view!

Thanks again to everyone who have written in to comment on this issue.

If there are anymore feedback please do write in and let me know.

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Friday, April 11, 2008

It's Happening at the Forum!

482 members already signed up!

Hot topics being discussed: Kway Chap and Dim Sum!

New Restauranteurs and Stallowners section for eatery owners to interact with foodies

Movie/Actor association game happening at Chit Chat after Food section, plus discussion about American Idol and Champions League

Nasi Lemak, Kampung Chicken, Chicken Rice polls happening at Food Talk

Macaroon recipe discussion happening at Recipe share share.

Heated discussions over Japanese, Italian cuisines as well as "Places we wished were still around"

New chat function added so you can live chat with someone else on the forum!

So what are you waiting for?

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Forum Update: Shopowner's and Food Bloggers Meet!

Bloggers like myself are always looking for new things to blog whereas food sellers are always looking for ways to market their food. So why not put them both together in one place?

There are two sections in the forum which I have created in order to try to achieve this. First, there is a section for Food Bloggers to meet and talk about their blogs and food blogging in general. And secondly there is a Restauranteurs and stallowners section where food sellers come tell us about their restaurants, new menus and gather feedback and new ideas. So if you know of any stallowners, encourage them to come and tell us about their eateries!

In the Food Talk section, there's a great discussion going on about Japanese food with lots of great recommendations as well as a scholarly dissertation about Durians from our in-house Durianologist, sumosumo.

People are signing up for the 1st Makan Session for 2008 and over 30 places are already booked, so don't wait too long to sign up! There is also another trip to a Durian plantation in Malaysia being planned.

Lots of things happening so make sure you don't miss out on all the fun!

Click here to go to the forum.

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

Forum Update!

Forum fever is heating up!

To date 94 members have signed up. Thanks for your support!

Two moderators have been appointed! Sumosumo and khim will help make sure that the forum runs smoothly and that keep the threads well organized.

4 Sub-boards have been created under Food Recommendations

1. HDB Heartlands
2. Hawker Centres
3. Good Old Kopitiams
4. Food Courts

I have created one new board called Food Blogs which is for everyone to promote their favourite food blogs. I hope this section will become a useful directory of Singapore Food Blogs. My vision is to have a forum where food bloggers can meet each other and also to promote their latest eating joints.

The most important people to make this work is YOU! So do sign up and start recommending!

Click here to get to the Forum

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